Adele vs Rosaline
Adele and Rosalinecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1983, Adele was ranked #280 and Rosaline #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adele was ranked #767 and Rosaline #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Adele and Rosaline over time
Adele and Rosaline appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 years of shared records. Adele held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rosaline in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2002–2024
Adele held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Rosaline in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adele #357 in 2002, Rosaline #2499 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adele #767, Rosaline #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1965–1983
Adele held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Rosaline in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adele #221 in 1969, Rosaline #282 in 1965.
The order changed in 1966: Adele moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #282 and #282; by 1966 that had become #256 and #344.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Adele #280, Rosaline #529.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Adele | Rosaline |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #181 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adele has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Rosaline.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adele
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #84 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1970–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #181 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Rosaline
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1983
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1983).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls